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Find Out What You Need to Know When Importing Tires

When importing tires for sale into the United States, companies must consider a host of legal, regulatory and quality requirements. What do you need to know?

The next installment in Smithers Rapra Inc.'s annual webinar series will tell you.

Titled “Validating Tire Quality: Developing an Effective Quality Program for Imported Tires,” the free webinar is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. EST. For one hour, Bruce Lambillotte, vice president of consulting at Smithers Rapra, and Chad Mowery, a partner at of Roetzel & Andress LPA, will present an overview of recommendations for successfully qualifying tires for import.

After the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to pose questions to the speakers.

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